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Alex Hribal's attorney says teen 'remorseful, confused'

Defense attorney Pat Thomassey described his client as a B student who was well liked but is now “dazed, frightened and depressed," as well as “remorseful and confused," and said he will seek mental health experts to help determine if Hribal is competent to stand trial.

Defense attorney Pat Thomassey described his client as a B student who was well liked but is now “dazed, frightened and depressed," as well as “remorseful and confused," and said he will seek mental health experts to help determine if Hribal is competent to stand trial.

Updated: 1:49 PM EDT Apr 10, 2014

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Alex Hribal's attorney says teen 'remorseful, confused'

Defense attorney Pat Thomassey described his client as a B student who was well liked but is now “dazed, frightened and depressed," as well as “remorseful and confused," and said he will seek mental health experts to help determine if Hribal is competent to stand trial.

WEBVTT MONDAY MORNING WHEN THE SCHOOL PLANS TO REOPEN. AMBER NICOTRA, PITTSBURGH'S "ACTION NEWS 4." LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SUSPECT, 16-YEAR-OLD ALEX HRIBAL. HE REMAINS IN CUSTODY AT THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER UNDER SUICIDE WATCH, WE KNOW HIS PARENTS HIRED AND ATTORNEY AND NOW WE'RE HEARING FROM HIM. PITTSBURGH'S "ACTION NEWS 4" REPORTER BOB HAZEN HAS THAT STORY. Reporter: ONE DAY REMOVED FROM THIS TERRIFYING RAMPAGE AT FRANKLIN REGIONAL HIGH, THE CENTRAL QUESTION OF WHY THIS HAPPENED HAS NOT BEEN ANSWERED. 16-YEAR-OLD ALEX HRIBAL ACCUSED OF STABBING 22 PEOPLE INCLUDING 21 STUDENTS WITH A PAIR OF KNIVES, ONE IN EACH 0 HAND, BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL YESTERDAY. ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE TO SPEAK TO THE TEEN AFTER THE ATTACK IS HIS LAWYER, PATRICK THOMASSEY. I CAN TELL YOU HE'S VERY REMORSEFUL AND CONFUSED AT THIS POINT, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT. Reporter: THOMASSEY DESCRIBED HRIBAL AS A NICE, YOUNG KID WITH GREAT PARENTS. NOT THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD IGNORE PROBLEMS HE MIGHT BE HAVING AT SCHOOL AND SAID AS FAR AS HE KNOWS HRIBAL IS NOT A LONER OR THE TARGET OF BULLIES. WE'VE HEARD ABOUT BULLYING BEING FACTOR, DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, OR HIS PARENTS? NO. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT RUMOR CAME FROM. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE BOTTOM OF ALL THIS, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. Reporter: AS OF THIS MORNING, HRIBAL HAD NOT SEEN HIS PARENTS SINCE THE ATTACK. HIS LAWYER SAYS HE HAS NO HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS OR TREATMENT BUT THAT WILL LIKELY BE PART OF THE PROCESS OF DEFENDING THIS TEENAGE BOY.